Russia court rejects Berezovsky appeal of embezzlement conviction

[JURIST] The Moscow City Court on Monday rejected the appeal of exiled business tycoon Boris Berezovsky [BBC profile; JURIST news archive]. Berezovsky has been sentenced to six years in prison, after being found guilty [JURIST report] last November of embezzling 214 million rubles from Russian national airline Aeroflot. Berezovsky was tried in absentia, as he now resides in the UK as a political refugee. Berezovsky has denied all charges, which he characterizes as political motivated, and the appeal rejected Monday was filed by a court-appointed lawyer rather than Berezovksy's defense lawyers.

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